Mitochondrial DNA study in the Shuar ethnic group from Ecuador. Issue 1 (December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leone, P.E.; Maldonado-Oyervide, D.; Astudillo-González, O.; Pérez-Villa, A.; Yumiceba, V.; Armendáriz-Castillo, I.; García-Cárdenas, J.M.; Guerrero, S.; Guevara-Ramírez, P.; López-Cortés, A.; Zambrano, A.K.; Paz-y-Miño, C.
• Is Part Of: Forensic science international. Volume 7:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 142
• Page End: 143
• Publication Date: 2019-12
• Subjects: Ecuador -- Shuar -- Mitochondrial DNA -- Haplogroup B; Forensic genetics -- Periodicals; Forensic Genetics -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 614.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.09.055
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1875-1768

Abstract

Abstract: This study presents mitochondrial data from 55 unrelated individuals from two Ecuadorian Shuar communities: Kumbatza and Yukateis. Maternal linage was determined by analyzing the two mtDNA hypervariable regions: HRVI and HRVII. It was shown that the Shuar population exhibited the haplogroup B. This demonstrates that Shuar group is a conserved population with no mixing with the European and African diaspora populations.